Waging a rebuttal against a damning 48-page report that outlined abuses of power in his office, Bronx Councilman Andy King was joined by roughly fifty supporters in denouncing the process and findings of that report.

Flanked by his wife and attorney, King, who represents the 12th Council District in the North Bronx, was surrounded by residents and clergy members at the New Testament Temple on Seymour Avenue on Oct. 26, proclaiming to a handful of reporters, “This is home for me and I don’t violate my home, and I’m saddened that someone thinks it’s okay to violate our home here in the neighborhood in the North Bronx.”

He continued, “The last few months have really been turmoil for my family, my mother, sisters. Why? Because what my family is going through is just not fair. We’re being mistreated. We’re being treated like were some kind of criminal.”

The report by the Council’s Standards and Ethics Committee painted a troubling portrait of King, which substantiated claims he held a meeting in his home to verbally abuse staffers who cooperated with the first investigation of him in 2017, eventually forcing them out, allowing a work environment where at least one staffer threatened other co-workers with violence, and allowing his wife, an employee with 1199 SEIU, to operate his office.

Councilman Steven Matteo, chair of the ethics committee, said King was asked to come in several times but did not arrive. At the news conference, King claimed he waited three hours on Sept. 5 to be interviewed by investigators, who never showed and no second meeting was ever scheduled.

King claimed the Council conducts investigations when it suits it it, citing a complaint he filed against someone who called him the n-word at City Hall was that never investigated.

In statement hours after the news conference, Jennifer Fermino, the Council’s spokeswoman, denounced King’s version of events. “Council Member King has refused to take part in this process since day one, despite being afforded many opportunities to do so. It is unfortunate that he is going to the media to address the disturbing findings in the report after choosing not to speak to the independent prosecutor who handled the investigation. His refusal to participate- and retaliation against staff who did – undermined the process. The investigation was thorough and fair,” said Fermino.

Asked if any council members called offering support, King shook his head yes, but declined to identify any members. No council members appeared with him at today’s press conference.

A vote will be held Monday afternoon by members of the City Council, that could see him hit with a 30-day suspension while also being removed from any of the seven committees he currently sits on, including committees on education, juvenile justice, and land use.

Asked if he would resign–a move Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson recommended he do–his supports answered for him: “No.”